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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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